Vulnerability Note VU#880801

Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager daemon buffer overflow

Overview

The Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager daemon contains a buffer overflow vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

I. Description

Symantec VERITAS NetBackup

Symantec VERITAS NetBackup is a client/server based backup software solution.

NetBackup Volume Manager daemon

The Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager is a service used by NetBackup that finds volumes that are needed for backup or restore operations. The Volume Manager daemon (vmd) listens on 13701/tcp by default.

The problem

The Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager daemon contains a stack-based buffer overflow.

II. Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

III. Solution

Install an update

Symantec has provided updates for the vulnerable software in Security Advisory SYM06-006.

Restrict access

Symantec has provided several workarounds for this vulnerability in Security Advisory SYM06-006, including restricting access to the vulnerable systems.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Symantec, Inc.	Vulnerable	29-Mar-2006

References

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/281521.htm
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19417/

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Symantec, who in turn credit TippingPoint with reporting the vulnerability.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public:	2006-03-27
Date First Published:	2006-03-29
Date Last Updated:	2007-01-12
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CVE-2006-0989
NVD-ID(s):	CVE-2006-0989
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	34.63
Document Revision:	8

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